EuroVelo 6 - Atlantic-Black Sea - part Serbia, stage 5: Socol → Donji Milanovac
On stage 5 (Socol → Donji Milanovac, 109 km) the best month is October: 79% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C, and riding Donji Milanovac → Socol meant an average tailwind of 2.7 km/h (ERA5 2006–2025, 9:00–18:00).
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Weather by month
| Month | Good days | Rain days ≥ 1 mm | Rain, mm | Avg high | Days ≥ 30 °C | Days < 10 °C | Daylight, h |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 11% | 21% | 62 | 4 °C | 0% | 88% | 9.2 † |
| February | 25% | 20% | 52 | 6 °C | 0% | 72% | 10.4 † |
| March | 51% | 22% | 64 | 11 °C | 0% | 40% | 11.8 |
| April | 74% | 23% | 57 | 17 °C | 0% | 9% | 13.4 |
| May | 71% | 28% | 75 | 21 °C | 1% | 1% | 14.8 |
| June | 56% | 27% | 70 | 26 °C | 19% | 0% | 15.6 |
| July | 46% | 20% | 59 | 28 °C | 37% | 0% | 15.2 |
| August | 45% | 17% | 45 | 28 °C | 39% | 0% | 14.0 |
| September | 76% | 17% | 52 | 23 °C | 7% | 0% | 12.4 |
| October | 79% | 16% | 56 | 17 °C | 0% | 10% | 10.9 † |
| November | 45% | 19% | 62 | 10 °C | 0% | 48% | 9.5 † |
| December | 12% | 19% | 62 | 5 °C | 0% | 86% | 8.8 † |
Best months are all months within 3 percentage points of the best one. † less than 11 hours of daylight — long stages get tight.
Wind by month
| Month | Wind Socol → Donji Milanovac, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Socol → Donji Milanovac | Headwind > 15 km/h, Donji Milanovac → Socol | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −0.5 | 12% | 7% | either |
| February | −1.7 | 17% | 8% | either |
| March | +0.3 | 14% | 10% | either |
| April | +0.2 | 13% | 10% | either |
| May | +0.5 | 11% | 8% | either |
| June | +2.3 | 5% | 7% | Socol → Donji Milanovac |
| July | +3.4 | 4% | 9% | Socol → Donji Milanovac |
| August | 0.0 | 7% | 5% | either |
| September | −1.1 | 12% | 7% | either |
| October | −2.7 | 16% | 5% | Donji Milanovac → Socol |
| November | −4.5 | 20% | 5% | Donji Milanovac → Socol |
| December | −1.0 | 13% | 6% | either |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in October, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 440–465 | SE | −3.6 |
| 465–490 | SE | −3.6 |
| 490–515 | E | −3.5 |
| 515–540 | SE | −0.7 |
| 540–549 | E | −0.9 |
Other stages
- Hercegszántó → Vukovar 135 km
- Vukovar → Novi Sad 100 km
- Novi Sad → Belgrade 97 km
- Belgrade → Socol 112 km
- Socol → Donji Milanovac 109 km
- Donji Milanovac → Bregovo 132 km
How to read the numbers
Wind is the 10 m wind of a 25-km grid cell, daytime hours 9:00–18:00 local solar time; at saddle height in a sheltered valley it is weaker, on a coast or ridge stronger. A positive value is a tailwind. ERA5 slightly over-counts days with ≥ 1 mm of rain (by about 5–7 percentage points) and underestimates daily highs by 1–2 °C. Good day = less than 1 mm of rain between 9:00 and 18:00 (riding hours, local solar time) and a high between 10 and 30 °C; rain at night or in the evening does not spoil it.